This was reported by Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Maria Zakharova, commenting on a telephone conversation with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State John Kerry, transmit RIA "Novosti"

According to her, Russia made no secret of Nicodemus.

"During the telephone conversation Kerry Lavrov said at the situation with Russian assistance to the Syrian government to combat teroristov", - she said.

According to Zakharov, Lavrov said, "that such aid is always provided, and is, and that the Russian side has never concealed that supplies military equipment to the official Syrian authorities to combat terorizmom."

Recall on Monday, Putin's press secretary Dmitry Peskov said he did not know whether there are Russian troops in Syria.